Nutritional Support, Dietary Strategies and Exercise on Bone and Muscle

A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Sports Nutrition".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 5 October 2024 | Viewed by 1824

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Health and Social Research Center, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 16071 Cuenca, Spain
Interests: nutrition; cardiometabolic health; mental health; exercise; nut consumption; time-restricted eating; inflammation; obesity; type 2 diabetes

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Nursing and Physiotherapy Faculty, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, Spain
Interests: body composition; physical activity; bone health, nutrition
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Dear Colleagues,

Bone and muscle tissues are crucial for overall well-being across one’s lifespan. Exercise, specifically resistance or high-impact exercise, has been positively related to bone health outcomes in different populations. There is a close relationship between nutrition, exercise and bone and muscle health that can impact overall quality of life. From a nutritional point of view, macro and micronutrients (i.e., vitamins and minerals) are closely related to bone and body composition. Moreover, by modifying the type or intensity of exercise as well as with different nutritional strategies, bone and muscle health can be significantly altered.

This Special Issue explores the relationship between nutrition, exercise and bone and muscle health, with the aim of determining and explaining the basis for dietary strategies, nutritional support or exercise that are related or may impact bone and muscle health in different types of populations. This Special Issue on Nutritional Support, Dietary Strategies and Exercise for Bone and Muscle Health invites submissions on topics including epidemiology, clinical trials, observations, and systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Submissions of new findings from current work on nutrition, dietary strategies and exercise that can provide insightful perspectives on bone and muscle health are welcome.

Dr. Rubén Fernández-Rodríguez
Dr. Ana Torres-Costoso
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Keywords

  • diet
  • exercise
  • body composition
  • bone
  • muscle
  • lifestyle
  • dietary patterns
  • dietary strategies

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Time-Restricted Eating and Bone Health: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis
by Rubén Fernández-Rodríguez, Miriam Garrido-Miguel, Bruno Bizzozero-Peroni, Valentina Díaz-Goñi, Eva Rodríguez-Gutiérrez, María José Guzmán-Pavón, Ana Belén Meseguer-Henarejos and Ana Torres-Costoso
Nutrients 2024, 16(6), 876; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16060876 - 18 Mar 2024
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Time-restricted eating (TRE) has emerged as a dietary strategy that restricts food consumption to a specific time window and is commonly applied to facilitate weight loss. The benefits of TRE on adipose tissue have been evidenced in human trials and animal models; however, [...] Read more.
Time-restricted eating (TRE) has emerged as a dietary strategy that restricts food consumption to a specific time window and is commonly applied to facilitate weight loss. The benefits of TRE on adipose tissue have been evidenced in human trials and animal models; however, its impact on bone tissue remains unclear. To systematically synthesize and examine the evidence on the impact of TRE on bone health (bone mineral content (BMC), bone mineral density (BMD), and bone turnover factors), PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane CENTRAL, and Web of Science databases were systematically explored from inception to 1 October 2023 searching for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) aimed at determining the effects of TRE on bone health in adults (≥18 years). The Cochrane Handbook and the PRISMA recommendations were followed. A total of seven RCTs involving 313 participants (19 to 68 years) were included, with an average length of 10.5 weeks (range: 4 to 24 weeks). Despite the significant weight loss reported in five out of seven studies when compared to the control, our meta-analysis showed no significant difference in BMD (g/cm2) between groups (MD = −0.009, 95% CI: −0.026 to 0.009, p = 0.328; I2 = 0%). BMC and bone turnover markers between TRE interventions and control conditions were not meta-analyzed because of scarcity of studies (less than five). Despite its short-term benefits on cardiometabolic health, TRE did not show detrimental effects on bone health outcomes compared to those in the control group. Nevertheless, caution should be taken when interpreting our results due to the scarcity of RCTs adequately powered to assess changes in bone outcomes. Full article
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